I went for a walk today, 5 miles, in a head wind.  I needed to get outside and be with nature.  I spend the majority of my life in a temperature controlled environment and I realize that being outside is necessary for health.  That is something I want to do more of on a regular basis.  Living in the state of Washington can make it difficult to get outside.  Well, maybe just for me as I am a fair weathered person.  You will not see me walking in the rain.  I will be teaching my kettlebell class outside on the dry days. 

I walked five miles yet there people who cannot walk from the parking lot to the grocery store.  I am not talking about those with a neurologic/orthopedic condition or the very elderly.  I am talking about your every day American.  How is it that we as a society became so out of shape?  I believe computers have made us fat and lazy. Not lazy in work but lazy in taking care of our bodies.  Are you aware that if you do not exercise you will lose 14% of your muscle mass between the ages of 40 and 50? 14%!!!  That is huge.  It is time to make a change.  Park one stall over from your normal parking spot.  Do squats at your desk.  Make sure you get your butt way back like you are trying to sit on an outhouse toilet.  Great analogy isn’t it?  Do something, anything.

I made raw cookies today.  Coconut, dates and almonds.  Put them in a food processor and blend then put in a dehydrator for two hours.  Yummy.  Raw food is tasting so much better than cooked.  Alissa Cohen’s raw food cookbook has made being raw so easy.